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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
A HAND oRsAN-the thumb Pittsburgh
Chronicle telegraph.
Endurance of Society People.

A prominent society lady of Washington
being asked by the Prince of Wales, "Why
is it you people here manifest so little
fatigue from dancing, receptions, etc. ?" re-
Piled, why, you see, we Americans re-
gain the vitality wasted in these dissipar
tons by using DR.. Harter's Iron Tonic"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

For a Cough or Sore Throat the best medi-
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
THE MARKETS.

ToNGuE-rIED women do not always
make the best wives.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

FLINT.loeks-a miser's hair.-Teras Si/5.
tngs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
A RIoOdv ARRAY

a HosTLER may be notorious rascal,
and yet be truthfully called a stable man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

A MATcHLEss story-one in which there
are no weddings. Teas Sittiasgs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

8 months treatment for Soc. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. Sold by druggists.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

How TO make Maltese crosby step
ping on his tail.-Boston Beacon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

WARFARE-corned beef and hard tack
Merchant Traveller.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
| JEALOUS
| DOcToRs.

OF money, but received no lastin5
persuaded me to try your medic
because / was prejudiced agains
they would do me no good. / q
he would get me some OF your
against the advice Of my physician
FaForite Prescription, also six
Favori0e Prescription and 1 have
years. i then gave the balance Of
was troubled Ia the same way, al
time. | have not had to take
four years."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28
TING tn WRONG DISEASE

Many times call their family
another from liver kidney disease
this they all present alike themselves
for which he prescbes his pills and poons assuming them
womb disorder The physician ignorant of the
patient gets no better but probably by Of the delay
Prescription directed
distressing insttung proong
- n..J Mrs. e. F. MORGAN of No. II Lexington ST.,
FHFSIElANS East Boston, Mass, Five
- q dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles.
i kAUE0 Having exhausted the skill of three ply
L .~I..1s siciane. completely discouraged,
weak I could with difficulty the
taking Favorite Prescription
the local treatment recommended his Common
Medical Adviser improve three
months trouble
wrote letter to family briefly mentioning how my
health had restored Offering the full
writing for Them enclosing sdaped-en-
received
In reply nave oescrioed my case ana the treatment used
have received second letters thanks stating that they
required the Medical Adviser and
much hotter READY
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

as they imagine, one from dys
-haustion or prostration, anothi
and indifferent, or over-busy do
3 such, when, in reality, they are
encourages his practice. until
-rong treatment and consequent
ID have entirely removed the d
d misery.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

A Ma5velops Cnre-sMrs. g: F. spRAaux
female weakness, leucorrhea and falling OF tn
womb for seven years. SO had to keep my bei
Tor good part Of the time. Idoctored with az
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-04-28

Many times wome,
another from liver @
this way they all prese
for which he prescrib'
womb disorder. The j
patient gets no better,
like DR.. Pierce's Fave
distressing symptoms,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21
1'imid Boys.

Some timd boys are judged too
harshly by their companions; nay, by
their nearest relatives, and even by
their own mothers. Johnny's. mother
kept il for years as an awful secret
that he, robust looking boy, was
afraid of the dark! She thought the
trait something peculiar to that boy.
How relieved she was to discover
that another mothers Tommy was af-
flicted with the same iniimty! If she
had gone extensively into the study OF
biography, she would have found that
several of the most illustrious men who
ever lived were MORALLY afraid Of the
dark.
Charles Lamb for example, suffered
for years from tins cause. and suffered
terribly. As soon as the candle was
extinguished. his misery began. and he
fell asleep sometimes only from eN-
haustion of terror. If he had to pass
through his bedroom in the d-y time.
he turned his eyes away from the bed,
the scene of so much agony
II some kind, judicious friend or re-
lative had but known his iniirmity, he
might have been gradually rel eyed,
and. at last, entirely cured. II he had
known that half the boys in the world.
at some period of their boyhood. are
afraid of the dark. the bitter sting OF
shame would have been taken from
him.
1t is to be noted that good boys OF
lively imaginat on are peculiarly liable
to this kind of fear. They are often
brave in meeting real dangers, and II
necessary they could tight well in self
defense. or in defense of e RI, or OF a
boy weaker than themselves. IL is
against imaginary dangers that their
courage is wanting.
II used to be awfully afraid of the
dark" said little girl Of ten the other
day.
"And how did YOU cure yourself OF
itp" asked one of her friends.
Her answer was wise one, for so
young a philosopher. She said, when
ever / felt afraid. ! would stand still
and say to myself. There is nothing in
tn room except what there was before
dark.
Let us not overvalue the bull kind of
courage. 1t has its value; we must not
undervalue II. The courage of a bull
Is good IN a bull; the courage Of man
is quite another thing. The human he
70 protects. defends and assists; ''he
dars 10 all that may become man;
who darcs do more Is none. - l0Efh .
tompaiion
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21
BURNED IN THEIR CABINS.
The Horrible Fate OF Two Women In
the wilds OF Missouri.


the wilds OF Missouri.
Two women were burned TO death IN
their homes in the backwoods regions OF
St. Louis county last week without ex.
citing more than casual reference
from the Indifferent people of the local
ity where the unfortunate victims dwelt
One of the females met her death in the
Creve Cnur bottoms. where she had
passed the early part of long life as
the wife of a trapper and hunter when
game WAS plenty IN that section. The
other victim was 17-year old colored
girl, one of fam ly of seven persons,
whose cabin was burned in the brakes
of the Meramac, near Eureka. Both
events are rs mysterious in tneir origin
as the results were terrible. In each
case Justice went through the form.
alities Of hold NC an inquest that accom-
plished nothing more than legaliz.ng .
bill for the county TO pay. Nothing was
known of the Crevc Ceur cremat on
until a pile of Goals was discovered on
the site of the woodland home where the
old trapper wife. Mrs. Louisiana S.
Cartner. lived. She was a paralviic,
the helpless inmate of Barton Axel-
mans domlcile. The house WIS an old,
double log structure. with one square
room at each end, an open space be.
tween, all under one roof, fashioned
aud chinked on the same plan rs hun.
drcds Of other p oneer homes that are
to be seen an. whore in the western
wilds. They are primitive as !. is pos
sble for an AZ to make them The ire
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21

usual claims of success, but they, moro
~ 20 to swell the long list Of failures II
the therapeutics of this affection. Life,
however, can be made more comforts
bic by treating the symptoms of the
disease. The horrible features can be
somewhat relieved, the tubercles can be
made to disappear, the ulcers can be
healed, and the person affected may be
made fairly comfortable. II the bacte-
rial theory of the origin of the disease
Is true, the disease could be stamped
out by complete isolation of the affect
ed persons and by the prevention OF
transmission 10y heredity. Any at
tempt at isolation can only he done in
the more civilized countries. In the
United States this is being attempted.
The prevention OF the importation OF
the disease is also attempted by strict
quarantine. In this. however, We
work at disadvantage by the fact OF
the hong period of incubation OF the
disease, and by the fact that in its early
stages the disease is hard TO recognize,
men of long experience with the dis
ease being alone able to diagnose it in
its early stages.
The Chinese and the Norwegians
and Swedcs are the only foreigners
who are liable to bring il into the
country ut present.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21
THE WAR STRENGTH OF EUROPE
Vow tho Various Nations Would
stand I'm Case OF an Appeal 20
Arms-The Forces OF the
Seven Chief Pow


At the end of every year tables that
deal more or less fully with the military
strength of the country are published oy
several German and Austrian statistic
JAMS; and as these tables have just APP
peared, it is possible by their aid to ar
rive at tolerably accurate estimate OF
the forces which, in the event OF mn out
break of hostilities in 1887, could be put
into the field. The figures which we
are about to give have been derived Tor
the most part from official documents
and, in cases in which official docu-
ments have been forthcoming, the estl-
mates have been furnished by specialists
who have the best available infor-
nation.
The following table shows, first the
number of men held in permanent
readiness for war; and second the num-
Der of men that could be called under
the colors in case of need. The second
column of figures includes it should be
added, only trained soldiers, and does
take account of those reserves which
could be provided by te0ce en- masSe.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21

TOTALS. ............ I'D lJfil'o '-i'oDi"'"
Some further details of the forces of
the seven chief powers will perhaps be
acceptable. The German army on its
present peace footing consists Of: In
fantry. 307. 293; cavalry, 67,92l; artilc-
ry, 81, 166; engineers, etc. ll,35O, and
train, etc. 5,08S men with 80, IT'S hors-
cs and 2, $50 guns. Upon the outbreak
or immediate danger of war 1t would be
increased so MS to include: Infantry,
1.OS4, 013; cavalry, Ill, 1888; artillery,
1872, 53l; scientific corps, 3s,202; train
etc, 81, 442 men, with 2l2, 1888 horses; and
$3.50 guns The French army on its
peace footing consists of; Infantry,
29S,Ol3; cavalry, 1884; artillery. 76,-
700; scientific corps, H. 06. and train
etc, II, 6l5 men. with 10 800 horses; and
3.072 guns. Upon the war footng,as Civ
en- in the list above. the number OF guns
would be 5, $50. a lcreC en- n1assG would,
il is estimated, place $3.50, 600 men at
the disposal of the republic. The peace
strength of the Russian army is made
up of: Infantry, 466, 277; cavalry 53.-
897: artillery, 71.6iI, and scientific
corps, etc, 20, 27S men. with 1852 guns.
Its war strength would include: In
fantry, 2,525, 1925: cavalry includ-
ing irregular Cossacks, 1872, 800;
artillery, 10l 500, and scientific
corps. etc. 22,390 men. 1876 guns.
Austria. in time of peace, keeps up,
under existing arrangements, the fol
lowing force Infantry, 1887; cav
airy, 46. 227; artillery, 2S,47l; scientific
corps, 8, 705, and train, etc, D, l96 men,
with 1000 guns, and, in time Of war,
would increase her army to: Infantry,
802, 023; cavalry, 1889; artillery, 81
600; scientific corps. 20. l79. and train.
etc, "a, 800 men. with 1,720 guns and
2O6, 459 horses. Italy has 1863, ia in
fantry. "a, COS cavalry, 1898 artillery,
%, POS guns on n peace footing, In
war time she would command 2.ll3.ll2
infantry, "a, 393 cavalry. ~ 100 artll-
lery, 20. 45S scientific corps. and 2l,92'
train, ETC.. and would be able to bring
into the field about 800 guns. Tur-
kcv. according 10 the most recent in
formation, has on the peace footing:
Infantry, 2S9, 400; cavalry. $500;
artillery. 2l,000; scientific corps, TO-
SIG; train, etc. 5000 men, with LILO
runs: but in time OF war could COM
mand- infantry, 93f,42l; cavalry,
76.413; artillery. 81, 300; scientific corps.
l3,205; and tram. etc. 1880 men with
LAO guns. The figures which we
have set down rs showing the war
strength of Great Britain do not in
clude the yeomaury and volunteers,
26S, 4l3 men. nor the British and native
forces in India. about 100000 men.
With these there would be 1880; but
OF course. the greater part OF the
number would not be available save in
the case of invasion. No mention has
been made in the list of the forces OF
Montenegro, the reason being that the
little state maintains no regular army
beyond the princes bodyguard. Every
male above IA years of age is, however
liable to be called upon to serve in
time of war. and il is supposed that
about %. 600 men would thus be placed
at the service Of Prince Nicholas. -
London Nes0s.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-21
ADRiFT ON THE ICY SEAS.

Travel on the Arctic Ocean vfvidly
Described by Admiral Inglefieid.
A distinguished Englishn1an has been
quietly taking observations of our city
this week. SAYS The Nec York Mail aud
Erprcs&. He is Admiral Sir Edward
Inrlefield. c. b.. who a few years ago
was commander-in-chief of the British
squadron on the North American and
West Ind an station. During the time
of the settlement of the Alabama claims
ne was naval attache Of the British
legat on at Washington. What gives
The admiral chief distinct on in the eyes
Of manv is the fact that be was the
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02
COUNTY CLIPPINGS
40 Water @t.,

II. j. Robinson Of IIartland committed
suicide, Thursday afternoon, by drown
ing. lie left the house at . Z. NJ, and did
not return at supper time; his wife, think
ing something wrong had happened,
gave the alarm, and about one hundred
men with lanterns commenced the search.
His body was found at s p. NJ, in Indian
Stream, which is about forty rods from
his late home, He leaves wife and
three children, Financial trouble was
probably the cause,
They have Il school in Harmony with
but one scholar. The teacher is paid
500 per week and her board costs half
that sum The school is to continue
twenty weeks. The scholar is about
eight years old, and there is said to be no
whispering, or any bad behavior in the
school. In fact everything is in perfect
harmon
\. w. Bracket has been critically i'll
lately \ few days ago he was relieved
by surgical operali IN, AID is now more
comfortable.
Wednesday night, barn at Athens CON
tanning about 81 tons of hay, belonging to
Eastman IIathorn, was burned. This is
the second barn and lot of hay that Mr..
llathorn has lost within year.
c. J. Shaw of Hartland has sold his
celebrated Cream Brook stock farm in
Stetson, to Mrs. A. S, Rand, of Thorn
dixie. Mr.. Shaw is anxious to sell out the
remaining stock.
Seward Mitchell, who was so severely
burned in Palmyra, II few days ago, died
last week from the results of his injuries.
The Arson Advocate says: W. c.
Emery will finish up canning apples and
pumpkins at the corn factory here this
week He has canned 1900 bushels of APP
pies and 10 tons of pumpkins Dennis
Moore, Esq living with his son George
r. Moore three miles out on the Scion
road in this town met with a serious &C.
cident Thursday night. He was unwell
and got up in the night and sat by the
kitchen fire awhile, and on returning
opened the cellar door instead of the
door of his room, and fell down the
stairs and broke his arm badly. Being q
man sG years of age his recovery is doubt
full.
Life is not always monotonous in q
woOd-chopper's camp. At one on the
Dead river the other day, one man free
Mt a partridge an hit a man named J, q
Harlow, who was sitting out of sight
behind tree, missing his jugular vein
by about half an inch, and peppering the
tree with shot. Charlie Spearin cut hi,
foot and they had just got it done up anC
started him To the camp, when Major
Luce Of West New Portland, put his axe
through the top of one foot and into til,
other ankle, cutting two bad gashes
Work was stopped to repair damages AM
and the crew now hope for little les,
| excitement for few days.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02
SnIthheld

The commissioners. Judge Bnswell Of
Scion, j. H. West of Frankain, and {.
IL. tlary of llallowell, especially appoint
ed for the purpose, have apporlioned
Dodlin Hill To its several owners, viz to
Dodlin Granite Co, who own ten
twclfths, the east side of the hill to +.
s. Lawton and George Taylor who sever
ally own one twelfth, the west part o
the hill. This tract of land, or more
properly granite, was formerly owned by
the Taylor heirs, six in number, but has
been sold of in fractional parts until but
one twelfth remains to the original heirs.
The branch Il. X. from the Somerset
to the Dodiin Granite Quarry is now com
pleted for the last thirteen hundred feet
the grade is 50 steep that the cars have to
be hauled up bv wire cable with sta
tionary engine.
Charles Marston, who spra ned his knee
some six weeks ago, is slowly recovering
but is not able to walk yet without sup
port
\ social sing was held at ]. c. Pierce's
last Thursday evening.
School in district No. l has closed.
This school was taught by Miss Clara
Holmes of Smithheld. 1t is reported by
visitor that the review at the clo-c of
the school was excellent.
\ pound party was held at the Gould
school-house, Saturday evening" for the
benefit of Rev. Otis Andrews. There
was quite large donation of groceries
and other necessary articles for family
use, besides a liberal amount of cash.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02
One of Mrs. Langlry's Admirers.

One day youth of great frankness and
good humor was introduced to Mrs, Lang
try lie looked into the cool depths of
her clear gray eyes for u moment, and
then said:
''You had tremendous effect on me
the first time | saw you, Mrs, Langtry."
Ibid r. said the Lily, musically.
Overwhelming was strolling down
town on very clear and snappy Novem-
Der day two years ago, Illuminating ON the
chance of the stock market, when |
glanced up suddenly and met your eyes.
They were looking directly into mine
You wore II green velvet gown and your
cheeks were red from the brisk breeze. |
halted involuntarily and gazed thousand
miles into your eyes, and then pulled my
self together, and made an awkward
apology for my rudcness. didn't know
anything during the next ten minutes,
but when | came to, was about half II
mile beyond, and thrashing ahead in n
style that would have dismayed an eX-
press train | was almost on a run, and
| swept people aside as though they We're
so much chatf he stopped half breath
lessly, and then added: "I'm rushing
ahead rather fast now, eh?'
''Rawther, " said the Lily amusedly.
"Well, my object in telling you about
it is to apologize for staring at you so
hard"
81 remember the incident very well, -
said Mrs. Langtry, land it doesn't re
quire an apology at all. Women adore
such affronts rs that"
She kept smiling at the man rs she
talked with such an air of thorough good
nature and good fellowship, that she re
duced him in twinklng to the same eX-
traordinary condition that had character
lied him when he made the run after he
had looked thousand miles into her eyes
that November day-Blakely Hall in The
Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02
Is II Reform?

TIE Portland Advertisers Washington
correspondent writes: This civil service
reform administration has made a record.
IA examination of the books of the de-
pariments show that out of 2,5D0 Offices
10 which the President appoints, all but
300 have been filled with Democrats in
the first two and Il half years of his adj
miuStraton.
Maine has 30 Presidential post offices
five of which are still in the hands of Re
publican po>tmasters. They are located
at IlalloWell, kennebunk, Oakland, Skow.
hogan and Wadoboro. The Republican
collectors of customs mt Portland. Ban
gor, Bath, Belfast, Frenchman's Bay,
Passport, lloulton, kennebuuk, Machias,
Saeo Waldoboro, WisCasSctt and York
have been replaced by Democrats, but
Charles \. Sheppard, the old collector ut
Castine. still fingers at his post.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02
The Term working Glasses. P"

confess have little respect for the
objection which is often interposed to
the nsr Of the term working elias SEES +"
Every NOW and then some lawyer or pro-
fe>sor or editor informs the public that
he works twelve or fifteen hours himself;
that he Is just rs much a working man as
any carpenter or spinner; that we
are all Working-men together; and that
the usc Of this term, in application to a
section of the community, is both etymol-
ngiCally wrong and economically mis-
leading Indeed. | know one highly in
tclligcnt gentleman who sincerely pelieves
that the correction of our popular speech
IN this egard will nearly. if II quite, re-
move all mr. hbar troubles and restore
industrial peace
Nov, cannot take this view of the ex.
precision in qut ston. There are few
familiar phrases whose purport is not
larger, OF smaller, or in some way differ
ent from the logical significance of the
words composing them, if brought to-
gether for the first time The term work
iug-clas>es is sufficiently descriptive for
the Use to which it is put in discussions
regarding the organization of industry
aud the distribution of wealth. There
are large and important bodie. of produc-
ers who are clearly enough pointed out
thereby, and who well enough under
stand themselves To he meant. 1t Is not
an offensive application, for it is self-im-
posed. Is j. not an ineyaCt expression,
for 10 one not intended by il would deem
himself, or be deemed by others, to be in
cludcd.
" IL the notion tn It the use of this
term dcceiveS anybody, or creates the i'm
preston that professional men and EN-
p oyer, of labor, shopkeeper> and clerks,
artists and teachers do not, in their own
way work aud generally work long and
hard-it seems TO me too triing to de-
serve attention If the labor problem is
to be solved by calling the working class
Is by another name, it must he a very
simple. too By Gca. Francis 4. IIalkr,
ia Nctibaers N1ga-jhe far Norcmbrr.
The Somerset reporter., 1887-11-02

Mr.. Il. +. lIutchins. one of onr most
respected citizen who caught his right
hand i'll a threshing machine some weeks
ago, is gaining slowly, his han was
mangled so badly, it had to be ampulated;
Dr. Mari of Athens performed the oper
alton, he has the sympathy of all, in his
his sad loss.
Mrs. Eva Foss is still on the sick list,
DR.. Turner of Harmony attends her.
Mr.. Charlie Perkins of kenduskeag
has been visiting his sister Mrs. +. NJ.
Hayden.
Mrs. T. J. Wyman, is having her store
repaired and newly painted, We under
stand gentlemen from Fairfield, is
going in to trade there soon, we wish
him much success.